tressing situations. " My children there is a God, who hears and sees you", A God, mau-mau! where does he live? asked the children. "He lives in the sky," she replied, "and when you are beaten ,or cruelly treated, or fall into any trouble, you must ask help of him, and he will always hear and help you." She taught them to keel and say the Lord's prayer. 2 Underclassing exploited the African American women for the most part Sojourner was rated second class by the wife of her slavemaster, the master was very appreciative of the slave that would work for days upon days without sleep. Unlike any other slave Sojourner would work whole heartedly without any form of hesitation. In terms of views of various work loads, and different job types, a local. Although Sojourner was highly noted as a slave she was always sited as something that was irrespectfull of a human. It was a fine triumph for Sojourner and her master, and she became more ambitious than ever to please him; and he stimulated her ambition by his commendation, and by boasting of her to his friends, telling them that "that wench " (pointing to Isabel) is better to me than a man- for she will do a good family's washing in the night, and be ready in the morning to go into the field, where she will do as much at raking and binding as my best hands". 3 Sojourner's work ethics were adopted without the incentive of monetary gain or ownership of land. Payment was the continuance of life, chances to have children and see them grow as Sojourner did in her case. The underclassing of the African-American women in this Narrative represents the disruption in the natural reoccurring process of the family unit staying together as one. African-American women were viewed as no comparison to white women, major problems arose when the women would try to rationalize there feelings about the ill treatment of there children, also the selling of there children. The inquiries were taken as an insult by the ...
